Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-09
Site for Soldiers, Home.

Captain VIM. Blanding, of the Board of
Managers of the National Home for Dis
abled Volunteers, is in the city and stop
ping at the Golden Eagle Hotel. The pur-
pose of his visit here at the present time is
to make preliminary investigation as to
the desrability of this locality for the Sol
diers' Home soon to be located upon this
coast. Captain Blanding would be glad to
confer with any of our citizens or men,
bers of the Board of Trade, city or county
officials, ETC., who may be interested upon
| the subject, and invites such to call upon
| him. The following circular letter issued
| recently concerning the selection of site,
will indicate the requirements rs to land
and accessories for the Home location
The tract offered must be in compact form, OF
not less than 100 acres, and must be fully de-
scribed, and, especially as to these points, ae-
companied by plat, il possible, viz:
Number of acres, character of soil, to what ex-
| tent under cultivation, to what extent wooded:
whether flat or undulatIng, and how much of
either kind; whether inclosed, or having q
landscape outlook.
Distance from nearest town or city, and from
nearest railroad station or steamboat landing.
Capacity for perfect drainage and sewerage.
From what source and at what distance
supply of water can be procured OF not less than
10000 gallons per day, and whether from living
| stream or springs, or from wells oy pumping
| machinery.
Price of tract and the water right. if il be not
| appurtenant to the land
| The name of the owner and Postofice address
must be given, with directions how to reach the
| tract, SO that an examination may be made for
| the purpose OF report in case the conditions
seem favorable.
| 1t is understood that the Board of Trade
will have meeting upon the subject, and
special meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the improvement Association will
be held at the Associations rooms. 429 ]
street, this evening at 49, to consider the
are invited to be present.
The National Board of Managers consists
! of Colonel l. A. Harris, Mayor of Cincin-
natl; General John A. Martin, Governor of
Kansas; General Martin T. Mcmahon, U.
S. Marshal at New York; General J. S.
| Negley, Member of Congress from Penn
sylvania General J. c. Black, Commits
sioner of Pensions General I. W. Hyde,
Maine; General w. J. Sewell, U. S. s.
e Hm New Of 3 Wisconsin captain and captain Msh
VIM. Banding of San Francisco.
The Board will convene in San Francisco
the last of next week or the first of the fol-
i lowing week and proceed to consider the
various localities and sites proposed, and
determine which shall be accepted. Sacra-
mento should not be behind in this matter,
Tor there is no point IN the state where all
requirements can be better filled than at
some of the many places that can be Sc
lected near this city. Let our people ad-
dress themselves promptly TO the subject.
COMPANY AS ELEcTIoN.-Last evening
at Armory Hall an election for Captain OF
Company A was held, Major Heilborn, ei
the Brigade staff, presiding. Mr.. Fred
Eisenminger was the only candidate and
received the vote of the company. 1t will
be remembered that few weeks ago, Mr..
Eisenminger was elected to the Captaincy
of Company A, but failed to qualify before
the Examining Board. The regulations
governing the National Guard state that a
candidate who has failed to pass the Exam
lining Board cannot come before the same
Board for examination within six months
As it is not that length of time since Mr.
Eisenminger was before the Board, it looks
as if another election will have to be called
TO fill the vacancy.